{"product_id":"9781803511887","title":"Facing the Bridge","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Tawada, Yoko \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 15 January 2026 by GRANTA BOOKS in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 | 0g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmo, an African kidnapped to Europe as a boy, and Tamao, a Japanese exchange student in Germany, live in different countries but are being followed by the same shadow; Kazuko, a young professional tourist, is lured to Vietnam by a mysterious postcard; on the Canary Islands, a nameless translator battles a banana grove and a series of Saint Georges... These three tales by master storyteller Yoko Tawada cross cultures and histories with a sensuous playfulness. In Facing the Bridge, obsession becomes delight as the reader is whisked into a world where identities flicker and shift in a never-ending balance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47563929321731,"sku":"9781803511887","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781803511887.jpg?v=1766145725","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781803511887","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}